Preparation

Cook pasta according to box instructions, omitting salt.

In a saucepan on low heat, melt butter. Add garlic and simmer for one minute. Add cream cheese and stir until melted. Add 1/2 cup milk and whisk to make a sauce. Add more milk to desired consistency. Simmer sauce on low-medium heat, being careful not to burn.

Add a few sprinkles of the red pepper flakes and black pepper to taste.

What's everyone saying?

I made this dish with Almond Breeze (plain) & added some mixed veggies & very-low-fat ground beef. after I mixed it all together, I baked it until nicely browned on top! The hubby loved it & said to make it again!!

My family thought it was a little bland as straight Mac and cheese - but this would be an amazing Alfredo type sauce! Add some cooked chicken, zucchini and cooked red peppers and you have a one pot meal. :)

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could you use nondairy creamer instead of milk and NO fat Cream cheese ( I sometimes can find it at Wal-Mart) ? To lower fat and phosphorus? Dietitian comment: The nondairy creamer is higher in fat than the low fat milk and the no-fat cream cheese is higher in phosphorus than the light cream cheese. These changes will decrease fat by 4 grams per serving and increase phosphorus to 209 mg per serving..

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